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Mining Engineering

Mining Engineering Department Head
Dr. Diane Wolfgram
(406) 496-4353 MG 213D
Department Overview

Diane Wolfgram

Mining engineers design, construct, and manage surface and underground mines in an environmentally responsible manner. A mining engineer must be proficient in the permitting, planning, development, operation, reclamation and closure of mines and be able to apply, in the field, the technical skills required.

Master of Science candidates in Mining Engineering may choose to study in the areas of mechanics of geologic materials, blasting, materials handling, mine valuation, ventilation, geostatics, mine design, mine safety, and environmental management and design of mines.

The following courses can be selected within the Mining Engineering Department as electives.

Course No. Course Title
M.EC 5000 Advanced Studies in Mineral Economics
M.EC 5010 Advanced Readings in Mineral Economics
M.EC 5020 Mineral Forecasting & Econometrics
M.EC 5030 International Mineral Economics
M.EC 5040 Mineral Resource Economics
M.EC 5050 Mineral Policy & Taxation
M.EC 5100 Advanced Engineering Economic Analysis
MIN 5090 Geomechanics II
MIN 5100 Advanced Engineering Economic Analysis
MIN 5120 Simulation of Engineering Systems
MIN 5180 Advanced Geostatistics
MIN 5200 Finite Element Method in Geomechanics
MIN 5300 Aggregate Mine Design
MIN 5500 GPS Surveying
MIN 5610 Design & Constr. of Dumps, Pads, & Impoundments
MIN 5970 Special Problems

 

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